Los Angeles is very active at the moment just looking at the live quake cam.

I was just reading another website that mentioned there was a filament eruption on the sun in the last few hours, and was predicting a large quake for somewhere between washington and CA. I find it silly that someone thinks they can predict and pinpoint quakes from a CME, but it did lead me to look at the CA USGS site today.

earthquake.usgs.gov...

What I see on this map and what I've noticed in the past is that the San Andreas is really loaded with small earthquakes on its norther and southern sections, but look at the center around The Tejon Pass/ Palmdale Area,
Nothing.
I just can't help but think that if you have this stress fracture running a line, and there is constant stress on both ends of the line, eventually the center will just Snap!

I live on that center of the line. Losing this cam, feels like another dumbing down of the people. It was fine for them to offer it as a tool, when no one cared about it, good marketing for ABC7, but when people actually start analysing it.....can't have that now. Got to keep the public dependent on us for the info we want them to know only.

reply to post by SunnyDee


I don't know if a CME would trigger earthquakes
but I was looking at the stress line yesterday
and was concerned. You are right - the center
has to cave at some point.

I checked for the cam this morning - still
not there so I am sure its gone forever.
I suppose as you said they didn't like
us analyzing. Ticks me off actually -
trying to drum us down as they do.

Sunny being you live in the center
keep a close eye best you can and
stay safe.

I emailed them as well. we should FLOOD them with emails.

That camera was having serious issues. It was broken in my opinion and needed serious repairs. It was skipping lines and just looked funky. I hope they just sent it out for repairs, I am sure we aren't the only ones that would check it out daily.

Now regarding this other issue you mentioned.... a quake today in Cali... I just have a hard time getting worked up because Cali is always on the verge or so it seems. Now what is going on in Utah?

11.11.2011 03:05:29 2.5 North America United States California Ocean Park USGS-RSOE

This would have been on the cam -
haven't received any replies to my
email.

Originally posted by crazydaisy

11.11.2011 03:05:29 2.5 North America United States California Ocean Par USGS-RSOE

This would have been on the cam -
haven't received any replies to my
email.

This was small - but in town and could be felt.

Originally posted by berkeleygal
I emailed them as well. we should FLOOD them with emails.

How long has the cam been down?

I thought I would throw this out there since I just came across it.

The faint tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground, suggesting that the rock 15 miles below is lubricated with highly pressurized water that allows the rock to slip with little effort, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, seismologists.

www.sciencedaily.com...

Something to keep an eye on.

How long has the cam been down?

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I check it every day and noticed it down
November 8th.

reply to post by kdog1982


I just read what you posted at Quake Watch
and this goes right along with it. They have
named a location - the San Andreas. A huge
and dangerous fault line. Thanks for
the info re the moon and tides in regards
to quakes.

So I guess the quake cam is up and running again, and looks like there was a good sized quake in the last few hours here. Will check usgs and see what it was.

abclocal.go.com...

Hmmmm, not seeing anything special on the usgs CA site for a recent earthquake of significance (3.5 or bigger), in the last few hours, anybody know better?

I am going by the big scratch marks on this drum that appears to have happened today, maybe in the last 4-5 hours, by the look of where it is on the drum. If you don't see it, you might have to check back to the abclocal site when the drum rolls around to it again.

reply to post by SunnyDee


Good to have the cam back - I didn't
see the 3.5 on the drum but a couple
of other smaller ones. I saw the 3.5
listed earlier today and was wanting
to check the cam and here it is.

I will watch for a while and see if the
3.5 comes back around.

reply to post by crazydaisy


It's coming around right now on the drum, tell me that doesn't look like a pretty good size quake for our area? Wonder which quake it was?

MAP 3.9 2011/11/19 20:32:21 33.245 -116.271 6.1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

USGS


Yes it does look pretty large - this one is a bit
south of LA - could this be it. Wonder how far
this station picks up?

reply to post by crazydaisy


Yeah, that is the one I was figuring too. ALthough seems a little far to be reading in LA so big. But what do I know. Glad the cam is back up!

See you on the flipside (of the drum!)

reply to post by SunnyDee


I live in the Palmdale area, this area makes me nervous. Been feeling for a while like I should be expecting a big one soon. Last few months, just waiting, but maybe I just read too much ATS. We have been quiet for too long out here I think though. I am prepared at least. Just wish my mother would take all her expensive breakable figurines off of the 10 foot high shelves around the house that aren't fastened down in any way. Hate to see her upset when they all come toppling to the floor during a quake and shatter, but seems I'm the only one who has thought about that happening in this house.

reply to post by TMG333


I think there is some type of sticky product you can buy to hold down items. You could do this for her. You'll surely be her favorite son after the next big one, that is, if it's only moderately big, won't matter if the house falls down!

Here we go..
earthquake putty and Furniture lockdown kits

www.sunsetent.com...

Favorite daughter^^ but thank you so much for the suggestion and the link! I'm going to have to get her some of this putty. She used to be quite the crafty woman and a lot of her things are self-made stained glass figurines and hand painted dishes and bird houses that she proudly displays all over the house. I think she's gotten lucky the 13 years we've been living here because they're all mostly one of a kind and irreplaceable, she stopped crafting a few years back since her eyes and hands don't work as well as they used to.

reply to post by TMG333


Just remember, I think you know this already tho, you need to also make sure those bookshelves are somehow bolted to the wall.